The Hawkeyes came alive to erase a three-run deficit with four runs in the seventh and four more in the ninth inning to send the Hoosiers to the losers’ bracket. Iowa moved within one win of the title game after staging an epic rally against Indiana, winning 9-4 when it was all said and done. Jack Whitlock’s relief heroics, a Brayden Frazier grand slam, and a three-run Sam Petersen blast keyed the Hawks’ opening win. Meanwhile, Iowa opened with a 13-3 run-rule victory over Michigan. Savacool threw six shutout innings and a three-run second inning propelled Maryland to an eventual 4-2 win. As fate would have it, they met Nebraska once more.īehind a fantastic start from Jason Savacool, the top-seeded Terps barreled into the title game. Then, Maryland walked off the Huskers 2-1 in extra innings courtesy of a homer from Nick Lorusso to head into the Big Ten’s semifinals. The Terrapins (40-19, 17-7 Big Ten) arrive in the championship game after an opening win over Michigan State and then back-to-back triumphs over Nebraska. The Iowa Hawkeyes (42-13, 15-8 Big Ten) are one win away from capturing the program’s second all-time Big Ten Baseball Tournament crown.
